Is it just me or does it seem like most Americans are turning a blind eye and deaf ear to all of the government's shady activities lately? I mean, most of us are fairly well-informed about Benghazi, the IRS scandal(s), and the NSA's sifting through citizens' phone records and emails. Fewer still may be aware of the executive order spree that Obama has been on or the massive amount of voter data collected by the Obama administration prior to his last election. It seems that in spite of knowledge of these matters, most people don't really act too unnerved or concerned (outwardly at least). From what I can tell many folks seem to brush it off as inconsequential or believe that it doesn't really affect them. And maybe it doesn't...yet. Granted, there's always some degree of turmoil and sketchiness when it comes to government affairs but taken as a whole the events unfolding before us have made me considerably uneasy.
I feel like shaking people and saying, "wake up, damnit! Don't you see the writing on the wall?" It is startling to me how egregious the abuse of power is right now in Washington. When a law or bill or policy is questioned or flat out rejected by its opponents then persons/party who are in favor of it quickly resort to bullying and strong-arming to get what they want. The agenda of our current president and his constituents is practically implemented by force and/or subterfuge. Now, call me crazy, old-fashioned, or short-sighted but last I heard that is NOT OK. And I would think that most other average Americans would agree...but maybe not. I don't consider myself extremely an right-winged conservative. I just think I am "pro-Constitution".
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Backyard Buck
So my mother-in-law tells me tonight that she had seen 3 deer on their new property outside of Fayetteville, AR. She said they were "so pretty" and that one of 'em had "these great big horns". Naturally I played it cool and offered to eradicate the voracious rosé-eating beasts out of sheer kindness of my heart. She didn't buy it. Go figure. So then I had to resort to a more tactful means of creating a "buying atmosphere"...i.e., groveling, whining, begging and possible blackmail. She followed this up by mentioning that a mortally wounded "Bambi" running wildly through their neighbors' yards and/or bleeding out in the middle of their cul-de-sac probably wouldn't go over too well.
Then, it suddenly hit her. Ever since they'd (my in-laws) bought their 5 acre lot and had a new home built over the course of the past few months their existing next door neighbors (who had moved to Arkansas from New York 5 years prior) had been all over them about every little nit picky thing imaginable. The construction crews were too loud; the big trucks tore up the road; they had cut down too many trees to clear a spot for the house; they built too close to the property line; blah blah blah, etc. My mother-in-law hates their guts. The sticking point here is that their neighbors had commented on how much the love "their deer". I found my angle. I offered to dispose of these beloved "pets" to satisfy my m-i-l's thirst for retaliation against her obnoxious ass neighbors. I told her I would be there over the Christmas holiday and that I would bring my arsenal. She consented...albeit somewhat reluctantly.
Moral of the story: you can ALWAYS sell ANYBODY on ANYTHING if you remember that selling is about GIVING someone something they REALLY want.
Then, it suddenly hit her. Ever since they'd (my in-laws) bought their 5 acre lot and had a new home built over the course of the past few months their existing next door neighbors (who had moved to Arkansas from New York 5 years prior) had been all over them about every little nit picky thing imaginable. The construction crews were too loud; the big trucks tore up the road; they had cut down too many trees to clear a spot for the house; they built too close to the property line; blah blah blah, etc. My mother-in-law hates their guts. The sticking point here is that their neighbors had commented on how much the love "their deer". I found my angle. I offered to dispose of these beloved "pets" to satisfy my m-i-l's thirst for retaliation against her obnoxious ass neighbors. I told her I would be there over the Christmas holiday and that I would bring my arsenal. She consented...albeit somewhat reluctantly.
Moral of the story: you can ALWAYS sell ANYBODY on ANYTHING if you remember that selling is about GIVING someone something they REALLY want.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Sometimes life gets in the way...
I love to deer hunt. Bowhunt, muzzleloader, rifle, stick, rock, handful of mud...anytime, anywhere, any method. I'm a deer hunting junkie. But as fate would have it, I'm a deer hunting junkie in "recovery". By recovery I mean being married with 2 kids and a full-time STRESSFUL job. You see, before the aforementioned factors were a part of my life I used to hunt the crap out of deer. Pretty much from mid-September to early January you wouldn't find my sorry ass anywhere but in the woods. And lovin' it. Responsibilities? Job? Class? Hell or high water? Inconsequential. Irrelevant. Now, gettin' a lead on a nice lookin' fat-necked 10-point bruiser? Gone. Don't call. See you after dark.
My new found "hunting sobriety" has taught me a lot, though. You can't always do whatcha wanna do and the things you thought you wanted to do don't seem to matter so much anymore. I'll admit that at first it was a hard-sell...but I've "come around to Mamma's way of thinking". But hear this...I'll never pass up an opportunity to squeeze in a "quickie" every now and then (a quickie HUNT that is).
My new found "hunting sobriety" has taught me a lot, though. You can't always do whatcha wanna do and the things you thought you wanted to do don't seem to matter so much anymore. I'll admit that at first it was a hard-sell...but I've "come around to Mamma's way of thinking". But hear this...I'll never pass up an opportunity to squeeze in a "quickie" every now and then (a quickie HUNT that is).
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